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Calculus III - Final Exam Practice Problems for Math 113, Exams of Advanced Calculus

Practice problems for the final exam of math 113 - calculus iii. The problems cover various topics such as level surfaces, cross sections, gradient, vector calculus, and triple integrals.

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Math 113 Calculus III Final Exam Practice Problems Spring 2003
1. Let
g(x, y, z) = p2x2+y2+ 4z2.
(a) Describe the shapes of the level surfaces of g.
(b) In three different graphs, sketch the three cross sections to the level surface
g(x, y, z) = 1 for which
i. x= 0,
ii. y= 0,
iii. z= 0.
In each cross section, label the axes and any intercepts.
(c) Find the equation of the plane tangent to the surface g(x, y, z) = 1 at the point
µ1
2,1
2,1
4.
2. Suppose fis a differentiable function such that
f(1,3) = 1, fx(1,3) = 2, fy(1,3) = 4,
fxx(1,3) = 2, fxy (1,3) = 1,and fyy (1,3) = 4.
(a) Find grad f(1,3).
(b) Find a vector in the plane that is perpendicular to the contour line f(x, y) = 1 at
the point (1,3).
(c) Find a vector that is perpendicular to the surface z=f(x, y) (i.e. the graph of
f) at the point (1,3,1).
(d) At the point (1,3), what is the rate of change of fin the direction ~
i+~
j?
(e) Use a quadratic approximation to estimate f(1.2,3.3).
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Math 113 – Calculus III Final Exam Practice Problems Spring 2003

  1. Let

g(x, y, z) =

2 x

2

  • y

2

  • 4z

2 .

(a) Describe the shapes of the level surfaces of g.

(b) In three different graphs, sketch the three cross sections to the level surface

g(x, y, z) = 1 for which

i. x = 0,

ii. y = 0,

iii. z = 0.

In each cross section, label the axes and any intercepts.

(c) Find the equation of the plane tangent to the surface g(x, y, z) = 1 at the point

(

  1. Suppose f is a differentiable function such that

f (1, 3) = 1, f x

(1, 3) = 2, f y

f xx

(1, 3) = 2, f xy

(1, 3) = − 1 , and f yy

(a) Find grad f (1, 3).

(b) Find a vector in the plane that is perpendicular to the contour line f (x, y) = 1 at

the point (1, 3).

(c) Find a vector that is perpendicular to the surface z = f (x, y) (i.e. the graph of

f ) at the point (1, 3 , 1).

(d) At the point (1, 3), what is the rate of change of f in the direction

i +

j?

(e) Use a quadratic approximation to estimate f (1. 2 , 3 .3).

  1. Let

f (x, y) = x

2

− 4 x + y

2

− 4 y + 16.

(a) Find and classify the critical points of f.

(b) Find the maximum and minimum values of f subject to the constraint

x

2

  • y

2

= 18

(c) Find the maximum and minimum values of f subject to the constraint

x

2

  • y

2

≤ 18

(d) Approximate the maximum value of f subject to the constraint

x

2

  • y

2

= 18. 3

(Explain your answer in terms of Lagrange multipliers.)

  1. Suppose the integral of some function f over a region R in the plane is given in polar

coordinates as ∫ 3

0

∫ π

2

0

r

2

dθdr.

(a) Sketch the region of integration R in the xy plane.

(b) Convert this integral to Cartesian coordinates.

(c) Evaluate the integral. (You may use either polar or Cartesian coordinates.)

  1. Let W be the solid region where x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, z ≥ 0, z ≤ x + y, and x

2

  • y

2 ≤ 4.

(In other words, W is bounded by the yz plane, the xz plane, the xy plane, and the

surfaces z = x + y and x

2

  • y

2 = 4.)

Let f (x, y, z) = 1 + x + 2z be the density of the material in this region.

Express the total mass of the material in W as a triple integral in

(a) rectangular coordinates,

(b) cylindrical coordinates.

Your expressions should be complete enough that, in principle, they could be evaluated,

but not evaluate the integrals!

Brief Solutions

  1. (a) The level set g = 0 is the point (0, 0 , 0). The level set g = c, where c > 0, is an

ellipsoid.

(b) Descriptions instead of plots: (i) an ellipse in the yz plane with y-intercepts

y = ±1 and z-intercepts z = ± 1 /2; (ii) an ellipse in the xz plane with x-intercepts

x = ± 1 /

2 and z-intercepts z = ± 1 /2; (iii) an ellipse in the xy plane with x-

intercepts x = ± 1 /

2 and y-intercepts y = ±1.

(c) Use the gradient of g to find the normal vector ~n =

i + (1/2)

j +

k. Then the plane

is

(x − 1 /2) + (1/2)(y − 1 /2) + (z − 1 /4) = 0.

  1. (a) 2

i + 4

j

(b) 2

i + 4

j (Yes, it is the same as (a).)

(c) 2

i + 4

j −

k

(d) Let ~u = (

i +

j)/

  1. Then

f ~u

(1, 3) = grad f (1, 3) · ~u = (2)(1/

(e) The quadratic approximation near (1, 3) is

Q(x, y) = 1 + 2(x − 1) + 4(y − 3) + (x − 1)

2

− (x − 1)(y − 3) + 2(y − 3)

2

,

so we have

f (1. 2 , 3 .3) ≈ Q(1. 2 , 3 .3) =1 + 2(.2) + 4(.3) + (.2)

2

− (.2)(.3) + 2(.3)

2

  1. (a) There is one critical point at (2, 2). f has a local minimum at (2, 2), and the

minimum value is f (2, 2) = 8.

(b) Let g(x, y) = x

2

  • y

2

. Solving grad f = λ grad g and g(x, y) = 18 yields two

points: (3, 3), with λ = 1/3; and (− 3 , −3), with λ = 5/3. We find f (3, 3) = 10,

and f (− 3 , −3) = 58, so the (global) maximum of f subject to the given constraint

is 58 , and the (global) minimum of f subject to the given constraint is 10.

(c) We combine the results of (a) and (b): The (global) maximum of f subject to

the given constraint is 58 , and it occurs at (− 3 , −3). The (global) minimum of f

subject to the given constraint is 8 , and it occurs at (2, 2).

(d) The Lagrange multiplier λ gives the rate of change of the maximum value with

respect to changes in the constraint constant. We can use this to approximate

the change in the maximum value. Recall from (b) that at (− 3 , −3), we found

λ = 5/3. The approximate change in the maximum value is then λ(18. 3 − 18) =

0 .5. Thus, the approximate maximum value of f when the constraint equation is

x

2

  • y

2

= 18.3 is 58.5.

  1. (a) Description instead of a sketch: R is the quarter of a disk with radius 3 that is in

the first quadrant.

(b) Remember that in polar coordinates, dA = rdθdr, so one of the “r”s in the

integrand “belongs to” dA. This means that the function f , expressed in polar

coordinates, is r (not r

2

). Then, in Cartesian coordinates, f is

x

2

  • y

2

. In

Cartesian coordinates, the integral becomes

3

0

9 −x

2

0

x

2

  • y

2 dy dx.

(c)

9 π

  1. (a)

2

0

4 −x

2

0

x+y

0

(1 + x + 2z) dz dy dx

(b)

2

0

π/ 2

0

r cos θ+r sin θ

0

(1 + r cos θ + 2z)r dz dθ dr

  1. (a) In vector form, the equation of a line is ~r = ~r 0
  • t~v, where ~r 0

is the position

vector of a point in the line, and ~v is a vector in the direction of the line. We

already have ~r 0

i +

j +

k. Let f (x, y, z) = x

2

  • y

2

  • 2z

2

. Since the gradient

vector of f is perpendicular to the level surface, we can use it for ~v. That is,

~v = grad f (1, 1 , 1) = 2

i + 2

j + 4

k. Thus the equation of the line is

~r =

i +

j +

k + t(

i + 2

j + 4

k),

or

x = 1 + 2t, y = 1 + 2t, z = 1 + 4t.

(b) We can find the points by first finding the values of t at which the line intersects

the surface x

2 +y

2 +2z

2 = 4. Plugging the parametric equations into the equation

of the surface, we have

(1 + 2t)

2

  • (1 + 2t)

2

  • 2(1 + 4t)

2

= 4

40 t

2

  • 24t + 4 = 4

t(5t + 3) = 0

so t = 0 or t = − 3 /5. At t = 0, the parametric equations of the line give the

point (1, 1 , 1), which is the point we already knew. At t = − 3 /5, the parametric

equations of the line give (− 1 / 5 , − 1 / 5 , − 7 /5). This is the other point that we

want.